1-31 : Dinosaur theme

We've started a new theme!  I am sorry that I put out the tuition sign this morning.  I was thinking it was Feb. 1st so I apologize for confusing anyone.  We had a great day!  We start our dinosaur theme by discussing baby dinosaurs.  We learned about the letter D, the color green, the heart shape, and the number 7.  After music and circle time we went to the table and practiced writing the letter D and colored a baby dinosaur.  Then I gave them heart shaped sugar cookies to introduce our shape of the month.

We made dinosaur eggs.  These are really fun and can easily be done at home for fun.  There is a recipe online for how to make the dough but we mixed it up and then chose baby dinosaurs to put inside.  Then we formed the eggs and put them outside to dry.  They will be hardened and ready to crack open on Thursday.  

 These kids are really learning to play well together and it's so fun to watch these friendships grow.

 We then went upstairs for centers.  In Individual instruction to worked on letter recognition with a simple matching game.

 The kids did really well.

 They are doing really well with centers.

 I put out some dinosaur themed sensory boxes.

 See you next time!

1-26 : Zoo Theme - field trip to the zoo

Today was our field trip to the zoo.  It was a really cold morning so I was worried about how everyone would do but it turned out great!  We pretty much had the zoo to ourselves most of the morning so that was nice.  I didn't get many pictures but from what I have heard from parents and students, it was a great success.  Thank-you so much for participating in field trips with your children.  It is such a wonderful enrichment opportunity to add to our units.  I can't wait for the next one!

1-24 : Zoo Theme

F is for Fox!  This is a really fun letter for the children to learn.  It is simple to understand and they really love the concept of x marks the spot.  We learned all about Xavier Fox.

 They made sugar cookie X's.  Cookies are always a big hit.

 Then they made Xavier fox faces.

 They did a great job!

1-19 : Zoo Theme

Y is for Yak continued!  They are such cute kids.  We painted a yellow yack and so much more.

 We practiced writing the letter Y.  I am having them write more and more.  They are frustrated at times but slowly getting the hang of it.  Please practice the pincer grip with writing utensils at home.

 These are the cute yellow yaks we painted.

 They always love playing outside.  :)

1-17: Zoo Theme

Y is for Yak!  We had a wonderful time today!  We learned all about Yancy Yak.   We played with home-made yellow playdough and made these cute letter Y art projects.  Y is for Yarn!

1-10,12 = Zoo Theme!

Welcome back!  We started our new year with a new subject - the zoo!  We had a wonderful week together learning about Zeke the Zebra.  Here are some pictures of our fun!

 We made a Zeke puppet!